What is Surgical Abortion?
Want to abort your pregnancy? Are you looking for a healthcare provider who can help? Please consult with our expert female gynaecologists in Johannesburg for a safe and confidential medical or surgical abortion. Our clinics are licensed, and our doctors are certified to provide you with with a safe abortion without any complications. Abortion, in the simplest terms, is the medical procedure to end an unwanted pregnancy mid-gestation.
Abortion Types & Procedure
There are primarily two types of abortion, medical and surgical. Let us understand how both these types of abortion work:
Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)
A medical abortion is done using medicines and pills. It is recommended for women within 10 weeks of pregnancy.
Surgical abortion
A surgical abortion is the procedure that ends a pregnancy by removing the pregnancy tissue (the fetus and placenta) from the uterus. There are two types of surgical abortions, namely Dilation and Evacuation and Dilation and Curettage.
Surgical Abortion Types
Dilation and Evacuation
This procedure is usually done in the second trimester abortion. During this procedure, the Gynecologist removes the fetus and placenta using narrow forceps through the cervix.
Dilation and Curettage
This procedure is usually performed in the first trimester abortion. During this procedure the surgeon will first dilate your cervix to allow the tissue to be removed from your uterus, either by using a loop-shaped curette instrument or a suction curettage that acts like a small vacuum.
